Tom, I am by no means opposed to the idea of reaching out to other groups, but I have to say I am very skeptical about the SCA. By including the word "anachronism" in the title of the organization, they say quite openly that they are all about intentional historical inaccuracy. Meanwhile, we are about being "historically informed." Despite some (very) superficial similarities, then, our groups are really after two diametrically opposed goals.
Then there's the double issue of the word "Creative" in their name. Lordy, we've got people expostulating on the size of the proper theorbo, what stringing one is permitted to use on a baroque guitar, and how all competent musicians must be able to sight read plainchant neumes backwards and upside down on the tromba marina while transposing accurately by within 2 cents and simultaneously gargling the contra tenor from the Sanctus of DuFay's "Missa L'homme Arme" in augmentation. So, in other words, creativity is most unwelcome here. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 8/11/13, t...@heartistrymusic.com <t...@heartistrymusic.com> wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 11:58 AM NYC Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon was originally run by the history department of Hunter College of CUNY, very nicely too. Until SCA took over...... RT Are we trying creatively to increase general audience for lute music here, or are we practicing exclusivity? I'm looking at SCA and Ren Faires solely as a group of potential music buyers. Why not encourage the interest and point it in the right direction? Tom On 8/11/2013 11:08 AM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: > On 11/08/13 9:41 AM, Ron Fletcher wrote: >> My main point is that true historical re-enactment is >> not fantasy, but a desire to generate public awareness of our great >> heritage. > > For a number of years, I was music director for Poculi Ludiquae > Societas, the medieval drama society at the University of Toronto's > Institute of Medieval Studies during the 1980s: > > http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/ > > We were committed to meticulous historical research as well as > lively performances. My job was to select music appropriate to the > time and culture of the plays being performed, and to provide > suitable musicians to perform it. We worked in very close > association with the professional early music performers in Toronto, > to everyone's mutual benefit. > > We used to cringe whenever anyone mentioned the Society for Creative > Anachronism! > > Geoff > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistrymusic.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362 -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html